Kinship Care Alliance: Executive Committee

Terms of reference

Formation

• The wider KCA membership shall agree members of executive committee
• When determining who is on the executive committee, KCA members are:
  • determining the organisation that is sitting on the committee; and
  • may also be determining the particular role that a committee member will have (e.g. to provide expertise in relation to a particular issue/area; to lead on a specific stream of committee activity
• An organisation can have more than one member on the executive committee (However, one organisation, one vote” and consensus based decision-making will apply, see below).

Term of office: three years
Size of the Executive Committee: KCA Chair plus a maximum of 6 others

Decision-making

• Committee decision-making shall be by consensus on a “one organisation, one vote” basis
• In the absence of consensus, the matter/issue at hand shall go to full membership for further discussion
• External individuals/organisations may be invited to attend to discuss a particular issue or help to inform the committee’s decisions and decision-making.

Frequency and form of meetings

• One month prior to each full KCA membership meeting
• Meetings to be virtual or in person as appropriate.

Function of the Executive Committee

• Agreeing a work plan
• Delivering a work plan
• Evaluation of the work plan
• To promote the engagement of KCA members.

Current membership of the Executive Committee

• Co-chairs of the Kinship Care Alliance: Ellen Broomé (Managing Director, CoramBAAF) and Shanayd Warren (kinship carer)
• Cathy Ashley (Chief Executive, Family Rights Group)
• Lucy Peake (Chief Executive, Kinship)
• Enza Smith (Kinship Carers UK)
• Frances Edwards (Legal Adviser, Family Rights Group) to service the Executive Committee including in relation to legal and policy advice
• Race equalities subgroup representative: Sharon McPherson (Co-founder of Families In Harmony)
• Wales subgroup representative: Amy Shepherd (Trainer Consultant, AFA Cymru).